j0z3

I scond that.

Im getting the p35 ds3l too.
just get a good aftermarket cooler for 3.4ghz

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steffche

I take it back...

I just read in a review that the Gigabyte board has the ability to save prfiles as well...and store the last known working BIOS setup...!

Nice!

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CPU voltage- 1.45v
Temps Idle- 27c, load- 56c

gtarmanrob

i've always used gigabyte as they overclock hard, but ASUS are WAY easier to use, if you plan on overclocking that is.

both are good, it really comes to personal preference. i think you will find it much easier to overclock with the ASUS, for the simple reason that the BIOS functions are way easier to understand.

Gigabytes BIOS doesnt give you actual voltage readings when overclocking, instead the options are to increase voltages in increments IE +0.5v, 0.1v .. which is hard if you dont know the actual stock voltages to begin with. and as far as im aware, theres no way to tell certain voltages unless you already know.

i think default for most boards is 1.35v on the NB, 1.5v on the SB, all CPU's are different but the BIOS will tell you that, same as RAM.

also, overclocking RAM on a Gigabyte board isnt the easiest task, as you dont get to enter the actual clock speed, you have to adjust it via a ratio with the FSB, can get confusing.

if you're good at overclocking then i'd say Gigabyte. if you're not too confident but do know what you're doing, go ASUS. either board will give you good results.

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Jasonx010

Asus For the win. Never let me down

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nytevizion

Ok, guys. If you can't figure out the overclocking of the cpu OR memory with a Gigabyte board, you are retarded and really shouldn't be trying it with any system. It's black and white and it's spelled out for you... God, you don't even have to do the math.

It's one of the most simple bios' I've ever used.

I have three different GB boards. The only one that is quirky is the P35DS3R.. The DS3L has worked flawlessly, running Vista X64 as an HD HTPC.

The others have literally had coolant spilled on them while running. After they failed, I washed them off with alcohol and they both still work and are as stable as can be... (literally, antifreeze into the memory slots)

I've shorted the one out that I'm using now so that the system shut down and wouldn't start and it still works fine.

So quit bashing GB..

The Asus boards are probably just as good. The only thing I don't like about the GB boards is the vdroop.

Edit: For the record, the DS3L that I own uses an E2180 clocked to 3.0ghz without any voltage change... I don't even think I ran the thing at stock speeds for more than the first 20 second post..

error10

It doesn't matter what manufacturer, they're all going to have a percentage of product that ships dead, or dies within the first month. I run all my new hardware 24x7 under as much load as I can, and preferably OC'd, for the first month just to burn it in, as it were. Anything that survives will probably last forever.

If you blacklisted every manufacturer that ever sent out defective product or that had an idiot on the tech support line, then pretty soon you would have no one to buy from.

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gtarmanrob

lol take a chill pill sweetheart, no ones bashing anything. in case you cant read, im using Gigabyte, and quite clearly said that i have always used Gigabyte.

all i was saying was simple, Giagbyte's BIOS is harder to use compared to ASUS. key word compared, since the TC was asking for a comparative argument for both boards.

no need to get your knickers in a little twist.

and im dead right. overclocking the CPU is fine, but the memory is harder to work out at first compared to ASUS, where you just enter the clock speed you want and hope its stable.

and for voltage settings, you dont ever get given the default values for readings on things like the NB or SB, you just have the option to increase the amount of volts in increments.

if someone had never done much overclocking before and was not aware of the default values, they would not know how much to increase the voltage by, would they? with an ASUS board, you get the actual value given to you, hence you have a good idea of how much to adjust it, by simply entering the new voltage amount, instead of choosing a +0.5v or +0.1v option.

maybe think before speaking ay

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HA3AP

P35 wis a pretty good OC'er but Id say go Asus...

BlitzNwl

i would spend the extra money and get the P5Q-PRO that has a really good auto overclock and underclock program and uses less power (i think about 75+ watts less if i remember right). I replaces my P5K-PRO with a P5Q-PRO and couldn't be happier.

CorryBasler

MY ASUS M2N32-SLI has been runing great since June 1 2008 and no problems yet! ASUS makes some quality products!